The Bersatu Supreme Council held a “peaceful” meeting last night amid ongoing internal turmoil, where party leaders were ordered to put to rest any disputes with each other.
Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said the top leadership had agreed to work quickly to heal internal rifts and bolster unity, especially ahead of the Sabah state election.
“We agreed to seek ways to come together again as a united and strong group as quickly as possible,” he told reporters after chairing the meeting at the party’s headquarters here.
The former prime minister said Bersatu leaders and members were also warned against actions that would stir up “unnecessary noise”.
Muhyiddin said even if only a few people were to cause a stir, they could collectively “make a lot of noise”.
“There should be nothing more raised,” he said, reiterating that the voters and their welfare were Bersatu’s primary concern.
Bersatu saw an escalation of tension following the sacking and suspension of two prominent MPs, amid an apparent leadership feud between Muhyiddin and the party’s deputy president, Hamzah Zainudin.
Hamzah, the opposition leader, was recently summoned by the Bersatu disciplinary board.
He attended last night’s Supreme Council meeting but reportedly evaded questions from the media when leaving the party’s headquarters.
Separately, Muhyiddin said Bersatu had already decided on the seats it would contest in the Sabah state election.
He said he would be in Sabah from Nov 7 to Nov 11, where he would launch Perikatan Nasional’s election machinery for the state polls and unveil its list of candidates.
